#gem

Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible. ↗

— Rodolfo Costa

#optimism #positive-attitude #positive-thinking #success #attitude

Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another. ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#nature

When discouraged some people will give up, give in or give out far too early. They blame their problems on difficult situations, unreasonable people or their own inabilities. When discouraged other people will push back that first impulse to quit, push down their initial fear, push through feelings of helplessness and push ahead. They’re less likely to find something to blame and more likely to find a way through. ↗

— Steve Goodier

#blaming-others #courage #discouragement #fear #give-up

Never take the first brick out of the wall unless you know it is meant to fall ↗

— Bathsheba Dailey

#encouragement #faith #hurt #love #faith

Don't let the muggles get you down. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#muggles #wit #prison

Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears. ↗

— Albert Bandura

#against #appeals #conduct #deaf #destructive

Always be true to yourself and follow your dreams! ↗

— LaDonna M. Cook

#inspirational-quotes #motivation #dreams

The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. ↗

— Dave Barry

#basically #celery #democrats #demonstrated #management

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. ↗

— Ethel Barrymore

#difficulties #discouragements #doubts #failures #false

I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible. ↗

— Les Baxter

#arrangements #best #best way #fit #frame